Combination bathroom fixture



Sept. 13, 1949. T. H. SARCHET COMBINATION BATHROOM FIXTURE 2Sheets-Sheef 1 Filed Nov. 12, 1946 Thomas h. Sure/le Sept. 13, 1949. T.H. SARCHET 2,481,624

COMBINATION BATHROOM FIXTURE Filed Nov. 12, 1946 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Sept. 13, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION BATHROOMFIXTURE Thomas H. Sarchet, Spokane, Wash.

Application November 12, 1946, Serial No. 709,219

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a bathroom fixture and more particularly andspecifically to a combination of a bathtub, wash basin, water closet andlavatory.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a bathroomfixture of the character described in which the piping for all fixturesis common and is provided as a unit of the combination and is accessiblyconcealed therein.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of a bathroomfixture of the character described which aims to provide a combinationwhich will greatly conserve space and which will greatly reduce theamount and cost of plumbing required, and otherwise provide for asmaller, more serviceable, and more readily cleaned bathroom.

Still another object of this invention is the provision of a bathroomfixture of the character described which provides for construction andinstallation of such a unit from the least number of parts, and a unitwhich is of simple and extremely inexpensive design and installation.

Still further improvements and advantages of this invention will readilyappear to those skilled in the art when the following description isread in the light of the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a completely installed combinationfixture.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the combination fixture.

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in which like numeralsindicate similar parts throughout an embodiment of this invention isillustrated which comprises a rectangular boxlike member A which isadapted to be fitted in a bathroom between the two side walls I and 2thereof with one long side of the member adjacent an end wall 3 of thebathroom.

An elongated hollowed out portion 4 adjacent the wall side of the memberA forms a bathtub having a tapered depth formed by the bottom 5 of thetub which tapers downwardly from the left-hand angular end 6 of the tubto the righthand end 1 thereof. The lower point B of the tub is spacedat a considerable distance above the floor level 9 of the bathroom.

A wash basin B is hollowed out of the top surface ill of the blockmember A at the left-hand end thereof in a position in front of the tub,said basin being equipped with a single pivotal faucet H which isadapted to be positioned over the basin, or swung to a position over thetub so that either may be filled therefrom by the operation of the hotand cold water faucet controls [2 and I3 secured adjacent to the basinon either side of the faucet II. A channel way It is cut out between thebasin B and the tub 4, which is provided with a ridged bottom therein sothat it may act as soap dish for the tub or basin, and when either thebasin or tub has been filled to capacity it will act as an overflow sothat the water may be drained from said filled fixture.

Running adjacent the front wall of the tub and longitudinally therewith,with one end abutting the basin stand, is a tank l5 which acts as aflush tank for the toilet bowl now to be described. A cut out step ISwith a ridged bottom therein is positioned immediately in front of theflush tank l5 at a spaced distance above the floor 9 providing anintermediate step from the floor for entrance into the tub.

The front right-hand corner of the block member A, which extends a shortdistance into the tub space 4, is cut out from the front at heightcorrespondin to the ste It leaving only a raised wall I! surrounding aflat seat like shelf l8 therein. A hinged cover 59 is pivotallyconnected as at 20 to a toilet seat 2! which is secured in the center ofthe shelf l8 being open therebelow into a flush tank 22 which issupported by the floor therebeneath.

The arrangement as described above provides a solitary fixture for abathroom combining the three conventional plumbing fixtures usuallyfound therein, thereby conserving space and cost of construction andinstallation.

The water supply for the basin faucet II is brought in in two pipes, 23,the hot water pipe, and 24, the cold water pipe, which are valvecontrolled by the conventional faucet handles I2 and I3. A T 25 isprovided in the cold water line thereby adapting an extension 26 to becarried into the flush tank l5 where the supply control is of theconventional float type valve 2! operated by a float 28. An outlet 29from the flush tank enters the back of the toilet bowl 22 and the flowcontrol therefor comprises the conventional stopper type valve 30operated by a pivotal handle 2| which extends from the wall I! adjacentthe flush tank from the toilet side into the tank in a valve operativeposition. As heretofore mentioned the water supply for the tub 4 isprovided by the pivotal swing of the faucet II to a position over thetub.

The drainage from the basin comprises a down pipe 32 which curves at apoint below the basin to extend at a downward angle into the lowersection of the toilet bowl 22. A drain pipe 33 from the lower point ofthe tub 4 joins in with the basin drain 32 to also discharge into thetoilet bowl 22. The bottom of the tub 4 being positioned above the waterline 34 of the basin 32 provides for a water seal within the toilet forthe discharge line 32 which enters the bowl below its water level. Thiscommon drainage system requires only onetrap 35 therein, hence furtherreducing the plumbing costs over the reduction provided for by theminimization of pipe in the.- single drain line used.

The drainage line 36 from the. toilet bowl-'- ex,- tends downwardly andoutwardly beneath the floor 9 to connection with soil pipe stack inconventional manner.

Obviously, the arrangement of the fixtures herein illustrated may berearranged to meetthe' demands of manufacturers or architects as well asthe bathtub is elevated to' permit use or the toilet'trap as a common:trap for allthe fixtures;

Having thus fully and completely described and explained theconstruction and operation of this invention and believing it to befully understood that various changesin size, shape and arrangements ofthe parts comprising the invention may be made Without departing fromthe spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims which Ihere now make, I claim:

1. A combined bathroom fixture, comprising a hollow unitary rectangularbody portion provided in its top adjacent to one longitudinal edge withan elongated generally rectangular bathtub recess having a slightlyinclined bottom disposed at substantially the verticali center of thebody portion, the body portion being further provided in its top andnear its opposite longitudinal edge and near one corner with a washbasin recess having a bottom arranged at an elevation above the bottomof the bathtub recess, the body portion having a rectangular recess inits top and front side at its end remote from the wash basin recess, thelast-named recess form-mg a toilet seat, an elongated rectangular flushtankv arranged between the wash basin recess and toilet seat andadjacent to the inner longitudinal edge of the bathtub recess, the topand front: side of the body portion having a step recess formed thereinadjacent to the flush tank, and a toihet bowl arranged within the bodyportion and beneath the toilet seat and. having afilled; water 4 levelbelow the elevations of the bottoms of the bathtub recess and wash basinrecess.

2. A combined bathroom fixture, comprising a hollow unitary rectangularbody portion provided in its top adjacent to one longitudinal edge withan elongated generally rectangular bathtub recess having a slightlyinclined bottom disposed at substantially the vertical center of thebody portion, the body portion being further provided in its topandznear its opposite: longitudinal edge and near one corner with a washbasin recess having a bottom arranged at an elevation above the bottomof the bathtub recess, the body portion having a rectangular recess inits top and frontside at its end remote from the wash basin recess, atoilet seat mounted upon the bottom of the last-named: recess, anelongated rectangular flush tank arranged between the Wash basin recessand toilet seat adjacent to the inner longitudinal edge of the bathtubrecess, a toilet bowl arranged within the body portion and beneath thetoilet seat and having a filled water l'evel belowthe elevations of thebottoms-of the bathtub recess and wash basin recess, a vertical drainpipe extending below the bottom of the Wash basin recess; a verticaldrain pipe extending below the bottom of the bathtulo recess near itsend remote from the wash basin recess, a generally horizontal commondrain: pipe arranged below the inclined bottom of the bathtub recess andin communication with the vertical drain pipes and leading into thetoilet bowl below the filled water level thereof, and a drain pipeleadingfrom the bottom of the toilet bowl toa soil pipe, the toilet bowlserving as a single common trap for the contents of the wash basin andbathtubrecesses. I

THOMAS H.

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